Approve School Vote, 382-239
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Mothers' March of Dimes drive starts Thursday The annual Lowell March of • Dimes Mothers' March will get Speed reduction signs will underway this Thursday. Janu- be installed next week on M-21 ary 19. climaxing March of coming into Lowell from the ^ Dimes Month. West, Police Chief Avery Block revealed this week. Mrs. C. Oren Balcom. Lowell The speed limit will be cut Dispute over names on plaque afea chairman for the 1967 to 45 miles per hour beginning 'Lowell March of Dimes, an- three-tenths of a mile west of nounced a goal of S102.000 has leads to complete removal been set for Kent County, with Alden Nash Avenue, to Valley the Mothers' March striving for Vista Drive: from this point to Lowell'l new Waste Water Treatment Plant went Into official Amity Street, the limit is 35 *167,000 of this amount. operation this week following the formal dedication Wednesday Assisting Mrs. Balcom are miles per hour. thief Block says that the morning. The plant was built by Erhart Construction Co. for captain.^ Mrs. Frank Stephens, city's radar unit will be used Mrs. Martin Johnson. Mrs. El- $327.4M. with engineering and other expenses bringing the total to enforce strict adherence to mer Graham. Mi's. Paul Dinta- price to approximately $360,000, Construction started hst spring the newly posted speed limits. man. and Mrs. Donald Mac- Cooperation from the Kent and was completed ahead of schedule. The building houses Naughton. County Sheriff's Department The Mothers' March Is sche- treatment facilities for the waste solids that enter the system. and the Michigan State Po- duled to run the week of Janu- There Is pumping equipment and a complete laboratory for Vol. 73—No. 41 THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 1967 lice is also expected. ary 19 through January 26. checking the operation of the plant. Contributions last year to the Tom Doran family Kent County March of Dimes S. D, "Babe" Wingeier, Stan- provided 100 percent support for burned out Wednesday dard Oil Agent and distributor the birth defects evaluation clin- in the Lowell area for the past A fire, discovered about 2.30 ic at Mary Free Bed Hospital, 21 years, has announced his re- Approve school now beginning its second year a. m. Wednesday, destroyed the tirement. rural home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom of operation: patient aid for Taking over the business Doran and three children at polio patients stricken before will be Berwln Kloosterman 10910 Finn St. six miles north- '.the Salk Vaccine: for some of Route 3. Lowell. west of Lowell. The fire was be- birth defects patients: support vote, 382-239 for the birth defects treatment lieved to have been caused by and research centers at the Uni- an overheated stove. City poUce report that Van- The voters In the Lowell Area should start around April. The versity of Michigan, and $27,- School District voted Monday new addition should be comple- Firemen from Lowell and Dyke Electric Company, doing 000 for basic research in the electrical work on the Bush- to build a four room addition ted by August so that it may Grattan fought the fire In 15° prevention of birth defects. on the Alto Elementary School be used next Fall. below zero temperatures, but nell Elementary School, have by a vote of 382 to 239. Again the voters of the Lo- could not save the old frame reported that $6,000 worth of Tae yes vote carried in both well Area School District have building. ISSUE WARNING copper wire has been stolen recincts. In Alto the vote was proved their great interest in Lowell residents were awak- from the construction site. f06 ves; 76 no, and one spoil- the education of young people ened by the alarm at 3 a. m.; Police to The heavy copper wire val- ed. In Lowell the vote was 276 by approving this bond issue. then by the tank truck that ued at $4 a foot, may have yes; 163 no, and four spoiled. The Board of Education is came back for water: and then been taken over an extended A total of 626 voters turned gratified by the interest shown again at 6:15 when a motorist crack down period of time. out for the election out of a pos- by tho people of this district, saw the remains of the burning • sible 1,307 registered voters. This and members of the Board pled- debris and called the depart- on violators Three Lowell juveniles were is an 18.9 percent turnout of the ge anew to do everything in ment. turned over to Juvenile Court possible voters. their power to make the Lowell To The Citizens of Lowell: authorities last Friday, after The $140,000 bond issue will Area Schools one of the best Exchange student Due to the ever increasing they struck a car driven by Da- Sour note mars dedication ... be sold as soon as possible and systems in the State of Mich- John Arehart traffic violations and to the re- vid R. Klste. 26. of Grand Rap- The only sour note in the dedication of the Waste Water igan. selected; will the construction of the addition cent Increase in accidents in our Ids. on East Main Street. Treatment Plant on Wednesday was caused by the plaque former village city, the Lowell Police Depart- Klste reportrt the accident pictured above. The plaque was ordered removed and des- visit Japan ment will begin a stringent en- to police, and said the 16-year- Crash on Saturday official dies '.ofcement policy. old driver had left the scene troyed by the City Council in their meeting on Monday night Laurence Precious, son of Mr. AH infractions no matter how of the accident. John A. Arehart. 83. former The plaque faUed to carry the name of former councilman, 90 families injures five youHis and Mrs. L. W. Precious of minor will be accounted for. The youthful driver. later village president, from 1933 to Charles R. Doyle, who served on the council UPt contracted Route 3. Lowell, was chosen by Defective equipment, double turned himself Into the local Five young people were taken 1944. died Monday morning, the Youth For Understanding, parking, stop sign violations and authorities. for the plant He asked, through his attorney, that the plaque benefit from to the Blodgett Memorial Hos- January 16. at Butterworth Hos- Exchange Student Committee, speed violations are among some • pital Saturday afternoon, when pital In Grand Rapids, after a be removed and one carrying his name be erected. The council a car driven by Daniel Hemp- to represent our community of the most common violations William Beech, 23, of Wy- Moose drive short illness. overseas this summer. in this city. The day of verbal voted to destroy this plaque but not to InstaU a new one. ton, 17, of Coloma nulled out Funeral services were held oming paid fine and costs of warnings informing a violator of the Ada Dog & Suos on East for Mr. Arehart Wednesday The student-elect has elected $104.30 Monday morning in Jus- The 1966 "Operation Santa of a traffic violation will no The City Council voted on Fulton, in front of a car driven morning at St. Mary's Church to visit Japan, and a ronfirma- tice Court, after pleading guil- Claus Drive." conducted by the longer be done. Monday night to remove and by Craig Thurtell, 17, of Low- in Lowell. Interment was made lion has been received that he ty to driving under the influ- Lowell Moose Civic Affairs Since this policy does not ef- destroy the plaque placed on In St. Mary's Cemetery. will leave sometime in June for ence of liquor. Committee was brought to a fectively control traffic, the de- the new Waste Water Treat- Police said that Hempton fail- Besides his service on the his selected country. He was arrested by local close this week, when LaVeme partment has decided to take ment Plant being put Into op- ed to yield the right-of-way to village council, he was a direc- police early Monday morning, Baker, committee chairman, A junior at Lowell higlu drastic steps to curtail the traf- eration this week, south of Rec- the Thurtell car going east on tor of the City State Bank; when he was observed weav- made a final accounting of do- school. Precious was bom in fic violators. The new radar M-21. manager and officei of the Lo- ing down the street In his car. reation Park. nations and distributions. Grand Rapids, and has lived unit now in operation will be Hempton and his passenger, well Specially Company, which • The plaque which carried all In Lowell all of his life. He Is operated around the clock. The In his report. Baker revealed Robert Cottier, 16. also of Colo- sold to the present Root-Lowell Firemen were called to the the names of the present, but 17-years-old. 25 mile an hour speed limit on that over 90 families in the ma both suffered head Injuries Manufacturing Company in 1928. During the summer months, Attwood plant on Monroe St., not that of the council that OK'd Lowell area receiveo assistance and were held In the hospital our city streets will be strict- Saturday afternoon, when the the sketch for the plaque last He. later was manager and be has helped his father, a., iiy-adhered to.* from the 15-year-old "project; overnight. and officer In the Universal Man- A; D. T.-alarm system went April. ' former Lowell, businessman, The belief that 5 miles an giving them one of the merriest A passenger In the Thurtell ufacturing firm of Saranac, off.